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Brian Robert Waterman, MD
Wake Forest Baptist Provider
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Treats All Ages
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About

Biography

I am a board-certified, orthopedic surgeon specializing in adult and pediatric sports medicine, cartilage restoration and joint preservation, complex knee surgery and shoulder and elbow care. I performed my orthopedic surgery residency at William Beaumont Army Medical Center and served 13 years in the U.S. Army, earning multiple honors including the Meritorious Service Medal and Army Commendation Medal. During my fellowship training at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, I served as a team physician for the Chicago Bulls, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Fire (MLS) and Chicago Steel (USHL). As chief and fellowship director for sports medicine, I am passionate about medical education and patient-centered care. I currently act as a team physician for Wake Forest University (baseball, men's and women's soccer), Winston-Salem Dash (Chicago White Sox), U.S. Ski and Snowboard and several Triad area high schools. I also serve as associate editor for the Arthroscopy Journal and on the Board of Directors for Arthroscopy Association of North America. In my spare time, I enjoy traveling and hiking with my wife, Sarah, a historical fiction author.

Conditions and Treatments

ACL ReconstructionACL TearAchilles Tendon InjuryAnkle SprainAvascular NecrosisBiceps TendonitisBone Marrow Aspirate InjectionsCartilage RepairCartilage Restoration SurgeryChronic Exertional Compartment SyndromeCorticosteroid InjectionElbow Ligament InjuryElbow Loose BodiesFracturesFrozen ShoulderHamstring InjuriesIliotibial Band Friction Syndrome (ITB)Knee Cartilage Issues/TransplantationKnee DislocationsKnee Ligament InjuriesKnee Loose BodiesKnee ProblemsLabral TearLateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) InjuryLateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)Little League ElbowLower Trapezius Tendon TransferMedial Collateral Ligament (MCL) InjuryMedial Epicondylitis (Golfer's Elbow)Meniscus RepairMeniscus TearMeniscus TransplantMultiligament Knee InjuriesOrthobiologicsOsgood-Schlatter's DiseaseOsteochondritis DissecansOsteotomyPCL ReconstructionPatella InstabilityPatellar Tendon Tears/RupturesPatellar Tendonitis (Jumper's Knee)Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) TearQuadriceps TendonitisScapular WingingShin SplintsShoulder ArthritisShoulder DislocationShoulder Impingement SyndromeShoulder InstabilityShoulder Pain and ProblemsShoulder TendonitisSuperior Capsular ReconstructionTendonosisThrowing InjuriesTrochleoplastyUlnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) Injury (Tommy John)

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Credentials

Board Certifications

American Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Internships

William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2008

Residencies

William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Othopedic Surgery, 2012

Fellowships

Rush University Medical Center, Orthopedics Sports Medicine, 2017

Memberships

European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy, 2022Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society, 2022International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy, 2019American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine, 2017American Shoulder and Elbow Society (ASES), 2017American Orthopaedic Association, 2011Arthroscopy Association of North America, 2008American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2007

Positions

Orthopaedic Surgery, ProfessorWake Forest School of Medicine, Professor, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative MedicineSection Head for Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic SurgeryDirector for Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery

Research Interests

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) InjuryArthroscopyKnee Cartilage RestorationMilitary PersonnelPatellofemoral DisordersPediatric and Adolescent Sports MedicineShoulder InstabilityShoulder JointShoulder ReplacementsThrowing Shoulder and Elbow

Publications